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Achaemenid
Achaemenid [ ə kmənid ] (plural Achaemenids)


noun 
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ancient Persian ruler: a member of a dynasty that ruled in ancient Persia from 553-331 bc
[Early 20th century. < Greek akhaimenidēs, after Achaemenes, reputed ancestor of Cyrus, founder of the dynasty]
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